Girl In An Apron

The first days of spring bring the first signs of my favorite wild edibles. Even before the soil seems warm enough to support growth, shoots...

"Again she thought of a pear-  not the everyday gritty kind  that hung on the tree in the backyard,  but the fine kind  sold...

Downton Abbey has become a personal obsession for a handful of reasons; 1920's couture, news making its way by paper and ink and the art...

Few sides are more dear than a heap of mashed potatoes, with a happy little well of butter or gravy. But mashed potatoes air on the side o...

We've surfed through the holidays on a buttery cookie and eggnog swell, coasted through the new year with champagne and who knows wh...

*This article appeared in print a couple weeks ago for the Citizen Times. I have been fortunate enough to dine on Heidi and Steve's wi...

Just now getting around to posting this, which would have been a clever idea pre-holidays, but it was a whirlwind this year with the blessin...